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The keys to a great relationship?

Want to know how to have a great relationship? email: Leland@CounsellingandMediation.com

Separation Issues

How Do I Avoid Being Criminally Charged By My Spouse? By Daniel Moore* It is an unfortunate truth that, at times of separation, one spouse occasionally seeks to get the upper hand by making a false allegation to the police and having their spouse charged with a criminal offence. A criminal charge will usually remove the spouse from the matrimonial home and may severely restrict access to the children. The following are some tips that may help you avoid being charged, or at least assist in your defence if you do get charged: The most common criminal charges are 'assault' and 'threatening'. Remember that an assault includes even the most minor touching, such as a push or a poke with your finger. So walk away if an argument starts, remembering that your spouse may be intentionally trying to upset you in the hopes that you will react. Never say (even if you don't mean it) phrases that refer to death, bodily harm or property damage such as...

The Launching of Greenpeace

The Story of the 1970 Concert that Launched Greenpeace October 16th, 1970, 8 p.m. Night has fallen and it’s dark outside the Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver’s largest concert arena, but inside all is bright and tinged with the adrenaline buzz of ten thousand ticket-holders.  A pungent potpourri of patchouli, sandalwood and Acapulco Gold is wafting through the stadium.  My mother, flanked by my fifteen-year-old brother and me, is sitting in the first row of chairs lined up in front of the stage.  Every seat has been taken, and those unwilling to sit in the stands are plunking themselves down in the aisles and on the floor in front of us, with scant resistance from volunteer ushers. Shortly after eight the house lights dim and a raucous cheer erupts as Terry David Mulligan, deejay of local rock station CKVN, saunters onstage.  The whole arena is humming, vibrating with anticipation.  I slip off my chair and slide into the...

I'm OK... You're Not!

Remember the concept that our mind is the projector and what we see and experience in our world is a creation of that which we project? So what does that mean then when we are so easily finding fault in others, but not in ourselves? Our sensitivities must be developed and coming from our own perception which then creates this need to project our discomfort onto others... seeing them as causes of our discomfort.  Otherwise would they really bother us? Would we even notice? If I'm thinking that you're not ok, where is that thought coming from? And why do I care sssooooo much about that and find a need to focus on THAT..... like it's going to KILL me! Remember, follow the thought... Until later, Leland www.CounselligandMediation.co Leland@CounsellingandMediation.com

the Light

"Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That's how the light gets in." --Leonard Cohen Until later, Leland www.CounsellingandMediation.com Leland@CounsellingandMediation.com 705 999 2107 905 510 9117